As a high-school teacher, I feel like this is often my motto when it comes to setting expectations for my kids. They are guaranteed to betray my trust, they will make stupid decisions and mistakes that they should have seen coming (talking less about the curriculum and more about life choices), but without trusting them with the opportunity for failure, they don't have the opportunity for success.
Of every cast member. He knows their family and lobg time friends. He has 15 years of pictures. His wife is a professional photographer. He has a vault of pictures to troll them with for a lifetime
""boss" is the wrong term. they all own the same share of the company they just all took the position tehy are best suited for and travis is the CEO. but as they are all owners of the company he doesnt rly have more "Power" then like hte creative director and so on its just what work your best in
@@CoL_Drake i've heard he is the CEO of the company only because when it came time to create a bank account nobody wanted to go to the bank so he had to haha
Taliesin's was , "you know what your in for with the ones coming right? Better hang on" Liam's is what I thought Ashley's would be. Travis's is what I thought Sam's would be. But Sam's is what we should all expect it to be.
Taliesin's might arguably be the funniest: unlike the other slides that have immaturity or awkwardness to make Matt question his life choices, Taliesin's is the one that takes a few seconds to realise why it's funny and it's so clever 😂
I mostly agree, but I feel that people absolutely do not appreciate Marisha's enough. Probably because most people who weren't fans of Matt before he even went into voice acting, let alone Critical Role, will respond to the explanation of that image with 'What the fuck is There Will Be Brawl?'
But like, this is literally what they do on their game sessions: Matt writes an overarching narrative that finds meaning and storyline, and they use their slapdickery to make it more entertaining and more meaningful in their own unique way.
It is really wonderful how each slide really displays each person's sense of humour. Travis: hee hoo turtles banging Marisha: making the best of painfully awkward situations Laura: human equivalent of an animated smear frame Talesin: The Implication (tm) of misery Liam: what the *fuck* is that? Sam: constant deep cut razzing
Liam's was from a few years back when scientists scanned a mummy to recreate its voice box (top left corner) and see how the mummified person's voice sounded. One news story about it became a meme where people would replace the part with the sound bite of the voice box with whatever they wanted
@@jameshancock1528 Also there was an episode of cr from campaign 2 where that "scientists have recreated-" news story accidentally played through Ashley's ipad while they were playing. So its a deep cut ref too.
These weren't too mean! Most went for amusing randomness. Sam of course went for the usual trolling. Laura's was the best, and forced him to tiptoe around the image very carefully to avoid mentioning the incestuous elephant in the room.
@@Hrodebertgaming I... don't think so? Unless you don't know that the two people kissing in that image are brother and sister. Puts a new spin on the title for that portion (which was "Community").
The funniest part is trying to imagine each CR member quietly seraching for the most random image they can think of. Like I assume they took it with full seriousness
Even if I had never watched a thing of CR, had zero idea who Matt Mercer was, I'd immediately like him after we wheezed in unison when Taliesins image of a bouncy castle slide straight into a motorway popped up.
Matt managing to have a quick wit knowing damn well how badly he was gonna be tripped up is noble. Sneaking in a "gotta go fast" bit with Sonic, noting how one tortoise was more into it than the other, it's quite incredible. In fact, I would say sometimes his genius is...almost frightening.
Apparently he was the only one available to open the bank account at the time. I read that in another comment, not sure how true it is, but it's funny af.
1) taliesin's image is the only one where if you asked me who did which one I am certain i could reliably pick out 2) Sam doing the coup de grace there the only way the fucker knows how, perfection
That’s awesome I love that Sam’s photo is Matt dressed as Vincent from ff7 just after we get the announcement that Matt is voicing Vincent in ff7 Rebirth. True showing of where gaming has brought Matt! edit: He's Magus from Chrono Trigger I've brought shame to the JRPG community haha
Matt also co-wrote it and it's where he first met Kyle Hebert. It's part of what paved the way for his career in Voice Acting and that means that it's not just a funny image to mess with Matt, it's also actually a good image for 'preparation'.
@@ASquared544 Right and with all the things Sam and Laura have done in the past. It seemed pretty clear that he shouldn't trust them with that kind of power. 🤣
Once at our school we made something similar when we prepared presentations for someone else and they didn't know what was inside of it so everyone had to improvise. One of the best lessons we've had!
I love all their silliness, them being goofballs, regardless if Travis is the CEO, they all deal wjrh different part lf the company. If my CEO was like travis or any of the cast i would be happy.
Marisha's made me snort my drink out my nose. But my favorite probably has to be Taliesin's, for it being both remarkably on topic and also hilarious at the same time.
I love them all when they just do these dumb stuff to eachother (and specially to Matt). Also, Mummy and creation: Sometimes previous glories can´t be directly translated to the world we know now, but with the right tools and taking exactly what you are looking for you can find what made something special and make it your own, which who knows? Might inspire future creators to do the same! (Basically his most common explanation that every DM just steals from eachother and that´s how they innovate)
we can only be so lucky to have friends like matthew's friends. our lives would be more interesting. matthews life is certainly better. so many laughs and love
Unfortunately I'm on the other side of the world, but really loved watching iit on twitch! Hopefully there are other similar appearances in the future!
I feel like this could be a regular thing, a "10 Cards Shorts" where somebody from Critical Role has to tell a story from 8 cast cards plus 1 "next week's prompt" and 1 fan submission artwork.
“I am a fool to trust them, yet trust them I must.” Love that quote.
Which is especially hilarious when you consider it's his talk so I'm assuming this was his idea!
This quote easily applies to almost every D&D party, so it really is fitting.
As a high-school teacher, I feel like this is often my motto when it comes to setting expectations for my kids. They are guaranteed to betray my trust, they will make stupid decisions and mistakes that they should have seen coming (talking less about the curriculum and more about life choices), but without trusting them with the opportunity for failure, they don't have the opportunity for success.
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@@jasonbarrylambeth Well said!
Travis "CEO of a legitimate business" Willingham displaying his amazing business skills with that slide.
As CEO, he always has to be thinking 9-10 months out or perhaps longer to ensure his business thrives!
As a CEO he always knows the url of their website too
He really businessed all over the presentation with his excellent skills in company
And, CEO stuff aside, this is why him and Laura Bailey are married.
Further confirmation for my headcanon that Sam has a multi-terabyte hard drive in his house that exclusively contains embarrassing pictures of Matt.
Of every cast member. He knows their family and lobg time friends. He has 15 years of pictures. His wife is a professional photographer. He has a vault of pictures to troll them with for a lifetime
@@Questfinder1 You're right... God, being friends with Sam must truly be a blessing and a curse. 🤣
@@Questfinder1 He's like the weird Batman of the group, prepared for anything!
Yeah Sam's 345 terabyte HD is the only one the FBI knows they don't need to investigate.
Matt: 😌 So in conclusion...
*sees Sam's submission*
Matt: 😑
It depends on what Matt was trusting them with. If he trusted them to screw with him, then they're as reliable as the sun rising and setting.
This was a PAX Unplugged panel, not a TED Talk. A certain amount of screwing around was downright required.
You can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to look out for
I just want to remind everyone that Travis is their boss and CEO
LMAO SOMEONE YELLED "ORLY"
I don't know if he really counts as 'the boss', its just that *someone* had to run the company they created and Travis stepped up to the plate.
""boss" is the wrong term. they all own the same share of the company they just all took the position tehy are best suited for and travis is the CEO. but as they are all owners of the company he doesnt rly have more "Power" then like hte creative director and so on
its just what work your best in
@@CoL_Drake i've heard he is the CEO of the company only because when it came time to create a bank account nobody wanted to go to the bank so he had to haha
travis is not their boss wtf
Taleisin’s submission is a true blursed image and fits the best out of all of them to the given slide
Yessss 🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛
I was like yep, that fits Tal to an absolute T lol
@@wolvo5441 and yet is probably the most tame of all of them.
Of course it fits the slide. It's an image of a slide.
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Most of the gang just tried to throw him off, but Liam tempted Matt to throw himself off because he knew he couldn’t resist making the “aaahhh!” sound
Taliesin's was , "you know what your in for with the ones coming right? Better hang on"
Liam's is what I thought Ashley's would be.
Travis's is what I thought Sam's would be.
But Sam's is what we should all expect it to be.
Liams is DEFINITELY what I thought Ashley's would be lmao
We agree on the Liam choice.
Matt doing "Yes, AND..." for all images in this exercise is the testament of how crazy good he is at improv.
He is a professional! /j
The fact that Sam's was the one that got the least reaction is great.
In becoming the greatest prankster, Sam has become predictable.
@@SentiNel090the worst fear of every entertainer
Matt's just used to it at this point
I feel that's because Sam already use that photo at the table. So this was the second time for Matt, that we know of.
Sam replied in the chat that his first photo was deemed inappropriate.... LOL
Taliesin's might arguably be the funniest: unlike the other slides that have immaturity or awkwardness to make Matt question his life choices, Taliesin's is the one that takes a few seconds to realise why it's funny and it's so clever 😂
it doesn't surprise me when Taliesin is a being thousands of years old. You get pretty damn clever over the years.
@@Asgardian30 Pyramids are like that.
And it's kinda dark, which is fitting for Tal.
I mostly agree, but I feel that people absolutely do not appreciate Marisha's enough. Probably because most people who weren't fans of Matt before he even went into voice acting, let alone Critical Role, will respond to the explanation of that image with 'What the fuck is There Will Be Brawl?'
But like, this is literally what they do on their game sessions: Matt writes an overarching narrative that finds meaning and storyline, and they use their slapdickery to make it more entertaining and more meaningful in their own unique way.
Slapdickery 🤣🤣🤣 new phrase
i love the term slapdickery so much
"adaptability"
Sees the image
Processes what it is
Start laughing.
Gotta love them all
It is really wonderful how each slide really displays each person's sense of humour.
Travis: hee hoo turtles banging
Marisha: making the best of painfully awkward situations
Laura: human equivalent of an animated smear frame
Talesin: The Implication (tm) of misery
Liam: what the *fuck* is that?
Sam: constant deep cut razzing
For Liam, it looks like a mummy going through either a CAT scan or MRI machine
Liam's was from a few years back when scientists scanned a mummy to recreate its voice box (top left corner) and see how the mummified person's voice sounded. One news story about it became a meme where people would replace the part with the sound bite of the voice box with whatever they wanted
@@jameshancock1528 Also there was an episode of cr from campaign 2 where that "scientists have recreated-" news story accidentally played through Ashley's ipad while they were playing. So its a deep cut ref too.
@@emilyaw3831 Honestly I thought it was a joke implying that this is what you look like when you come out of the MRI machine.
These weren't too mean! Most went for amusing randomness. Sam of course went for the usual trolling.
Laura's was the best, and forced him to tiptoe around the image very carefully to avoid mentioning the incestuous elephant in the room.
I feel like this is a reference I'm missing.
@@Hrodebertgaming I... don't think so? Unless you don't know that the two people kissing in that image are brother and sister.
Puts a new spin on the title for that portion (which was "Community").
@@BigSlimyBlobIs there something Liam and Laura aren't telling us... or Travis?
@@BigSlimyBlob Erm. Han Solo and Leia are not siblings.
@@derrevolutor6347wait a minute
The funniest part is trying to imagine each CR member quietly seraching for the most random image they can think of. Like I assume they took it with full seriousness
Taliesin's image almost killed me xD
Probably almost killed a few kids too.
I am so happy I met him.
Gotta say that one was my favorite
Same. Absolute gold
Definitely inspired by Mollymauk.
So these were all sent to Marisha Ray, and she put them in... which means she decided the order, and saved the best for last.
She may have told them themes and assigned them. Organizing the herd kind of is her job in the company after all lmao
Adaptability with Taliesin's contribution of Darwin's bouncing castle is literal gold.
Even if I had never watched a thing of CR, had zero idea who Matt Mercer was, I'd immediately like him after we wheezed in unison when Taliesins image of a bouncy castle slide straight into a motorway popped up.
Um actually that's not a motorway 🤓☝️
Fr though I love that image
Matt managing to have a quick wit knowing damn well how badly he was gonna be tripped up is noble. Sneaking in a "gotta go fast" bit with Sonic, noting how one tortoise was more into it than the other, it's quite incredible. In fact, I would say sometimes his genius is...almost frightening.
Oh, a man of culture I see. Matt must’ve been thinking “let’s not get bogged down with how stupid my friends and I are”
I love that he looks down at the image Sam gave him on whatever he's seeing them on and you can tell his brain is going "FUCKING SAM!"
Feels more like "..... Eh, could've been worse."
@@thundercrash4775 My first thought was how tame it was, with my expectations for Sam
I know this was 2 months ago but apparently the original was vetoed for being too inappropriate
I love that when he said "trust exercise", the whole crowd started to laugh. Everyone knew what was going to happen.
a lot of people thought Ashley would've used the AAAHH sound, but Liam is the biggest meme lord of the bunch
This is truly real life talking points from jackbox haha
My thoughts, too xD
That reaction to Sam's picture. That resigned "Of course he found that photo."
This is one of the reasons Matthew Mercer is THE DM. His ability to thinl on the fly and just Wing It is truly remarkable!
A True Genius!!!
Sam is CLEARLY best friends with Matts family. He continually finds the best pics 😂
The guy who shouted 'Orly' at the first image!!!
I love these nerds so much
So glad I've met most of them.
Watching this just after they had their Trust session hits just SO much better! Maybe that was Matt's payback!
I am convinced by this that they just needed anybody to be CEO and they decided to pick names out of a hat and ended up with Travis
I doubt it. There could have been far worse choices: Laura or Sam 😂😂😂
Apparently he was the only one available to open the bank account at the time. I read that in another comment, not sure how true it is, but it's funny af.
@@stormrider7235Travis said as much on the WIRED autocomplete interview they did a while back.
It's hilarious how the mummy voice just KEEPS COMING UP
0:48 someone from the crowd screams "Orly" 🤣🤣 Orly is a "turtle" character made by the fans from Campaign 2 of Critical Role
Im on 47 right now.
Liam's entry really is the hardest to use as a segue
Of course Sam was going to go hunt down an old Mercer photo 😂😂😂
Y'all are sleeping on Marisha's pic. You could practically see the UA-cam buffering symbol in Matt's brain.
I just wanted to shoutout anyone who got the mummy reference for being an absolute legend!
Somewhere, out in that crowd, Liam punched the air with that image, lmao.
1) taliesin's image is the only one where if you asked me who did which one I am certain i could reliably pick out
2) Sam doing the coup de grace there the only way the fucker knows how, perfection
"In conclusion, I'm a huge nerd." Whaaaaattttt? Nooooo! I never would have guessed that to be true! It can't be, it shan't be.... but it is! 😂
Matt showing off his DM skills of chaos control
This is what that was 🤣
Thank you, I couldn't find the link to the full talk. It is great. And your compilation of his reaction to the pictures is 🤣
It's a great talk - you can find it on the PAX Twitch under videos www.twitch.tv/pax?sr=a
Slide photo contributions
Travis Willingham- 0:38
Laura Bailey- 1:14
Marisha Ray- 1:41
Taliesin Jaffe- 2:21
Ashley Johnson- 2:51
Liam O’Brien- 3:28
Sam Riegel- 4:23
Shout out to the audience member who went “wheeeee” on Talesin’s slide
Leave it to Sam to dredge up old photos his friends wish the world would forget 😂
That’s awesome I love that Sam’s photo is Matt dressed as Vincent from ff7 just after we get the announcement that Matt is voicing Vincent in ff7 Rebirth. True showing of where gaming has brought Matt!
edit: He's Magus from Chrono Trigger I've brought shame to the JRPG community haha
He was dressed as Magus from Chrono Trigger in that photo. He has cosplayed several FF7 characters though, so it's still great that he got that role.
@@lilphoenix oh shit mb haha Thanks!
I love that one of them was from "There Will Be Brawl" one of Matt's earliest projects
I haven't thought about that series for years
They basically made him play Talking point (from jackbox 7)
Edit: thanks to maxwellpauric00 for pointing out I had the wrong jackbox mimigame name
Ah! You’re right,😂
The game is called talking points
This is almost like rorschach tests that showed the casts' their sense of humour.
I mean this is what a DM deals with on the daily. Having a storyline ready and adapting on the fly as his players throw him curveballs.
I had a feeling the mummy one was going to break him
Oh my god, that Sonic picture is from There Will Be Brawl, a web series from the late 2000s in which Matt played Ganondorf.
So art eventually has imitated life?
Matt also co-wrote it and it's where he first met Kyle Hebert. It's part of what paved the way for his career in Voice Acting and that means that it's not just a funny image to mess with Matt, it's also actually a good image for 'preparation'.
Sam's shirt bit is evolving!!!
🤣🤣🤣 of course Sam ends it with a Matt photo 😂
this is the ted talk i can get behind
We must protect Matt at all cost. ❤
the pause and expression for Sam's photo...200% he was yelling his bud's name in his head for that photo lol
Liam refusing to let that joke die
I don't even remember the reference
@johnymey4034 at some point in C2 Ashley had her phone opened and accidentally played the reconstructed mummy yell
In conclusion sam regal must have access to every childhood picture ever taken of Matt.
Those weren't anywhere near as bad as I thought they'd be.
There’s a reason it was a trust exercise
@@ASquared544 Right and with all the things Sam and Laura have done in the past. It seemed pretty clear that he shouldn't trust them with that kind of power. 🤣
@@xenosaga8436 Sam said his first image wasn't allowed because it was too inappropriate lol
@@viktorstagnetti7491 Ok. That's more what I'd expect. 😂
Way to power through all of that Matt. And thank you critical role for giving me reasons to smile.
Once at our school we made something similar when we prepared presentations for someone else and they didn't know what was inside of it so everyone had to improvise. One of the best lessons we've had!
The mummy reference had me on the floor 😂
I love all their silliness, them being goofballs, regardless if Travis is the CEO, they all deal wjrh different part lf the company. If my CEO was like travis or any of the cast i would be happy.
They just had to get with this, they are some great friends💯
That Magus cosplay is really good tho, glad Matt likes Chrono Trigger
Loved it 😂❤
This Reminds me of that Jackbox Game called "Talking Points"
Marisha's made me snort my drink out my nose.
But my favorite probably has to be Taliesin's, for it being both remarkably on topic and also hilarious at the same time.
Taliesin’s slide is the most Taliesin picture that he could have chosen
Ah. Another sequel to the presentation game that I always wanted.
This really just highlights matta improvisational skils
I didn’t expect Marisha to pull that cursed image of sonic lol
Liam doing excellent, understated work as always
I love them all when they just do these dumb stuff to eachother (and specially to Matt).
Also, Mummy and creation: Sometimes previous glories can´t be directly translated to the world we know now, but with the right tools and taking exactly what you are looking for you can find what made something special and make it your own, which who knows? Might inspire future creators to do the same!
(Basically his most common explanation that every DM just steals from eachother and that´s how they innovate)
the wheeze he does at 2:24,,,
He really won the friends jackpot😹
we can only be so lucky to have friends like matthew's friends. our lives would be more interesting. matthews life is certainly better. so many laughs and love
I was there for this, it was amazing XD
Unfortunately I'm on the other side of the world, but really loved watching iit on twitch! Hopefully there are other similar appearances in the future!
love them
Taliesins picture is so taliesin😭🤣
Taliesin with the win. Just utter absurdity and i'm here for it
You know they were told this and all maniacally laughed
I love that with each image, you can just see Matt thinking "Ok, how do I work with this"
Don't you mean..."How do I wanna do this?"
i love that i can hear them laughing as well
The one dude in the crowd shouting Orly!😂
This is just a reallife game of Jack-in-the-box's Talking Points and I'm incredible impressed
I feel like this could be a regular thing, a "10 Cards Shorts" where somebody from Critical Role has to tell a story from 8 cast cards plus 1 "next week's prompt" and 1 fan submission artwork.
I am wheeze-laughing in the middle of the night, these were incredible!
Matt’s legendary Magus cosplay to wrap things up, wouldn’t expect any less. 😂💚
Next episode of critical role: Sam, A 40ft visage of shithead appears and drags you off into the shadow realm.
I just love how talented he is to make all those jokes work with the presentation and that they knew he would he able to 😂
His improvisation is phenomenal
Oh this is wonderful
Amazing. God bless.
Matt is such a gem.
Yup, definitely stealing this one for my improv classes.
This is what friends are for.
Talisin's picture spoke to me on a emotional level, lol.